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Social media is gagging, and its all over Ice Spice reportedlycollaborating withLatto. Amid the chit-chat, neither confirmed on their public profiles. Weeks after Ice teased new music, the alleged collab cover art and leaked snippets are circulating online. Given their SPICY history, the internet is trying to make sense of this collab. And when the song actually dropped on Friday, caught off guard doesn’t begin to cover it for the fans online!
Streamer Deshae Frost first sparked the conversation of a collaboration when he spilled unheard details during a live stream. While chatting with his fans, he casually said his mom-manager hit him up about a potential cameo in a music video featuring none other than Ice Spice and Latto.
“They said Latto and Ice Spice want me to be in their music video today, at 4 pm in Atlanta,”he said.
Deshae mentioned he was torn about going due to his packed schedule, but seemed to make up his mind, saying,“I gotta go back earlier, get a haircut, and then go do that, bro. Hopefully, I can stream it. Im about to ask them.” No word yet on whether Deshae actually pulled up to the video shoot or if there really was one! However, his comments immediately raised eyebrows on the internet!
Then, on Wednesday, August 3, things got real when Complex and XXL Mag shared whats believed to be the official cover art for a track called ‘Gyatt.’ The image shows Ice Spice and Latto posing side by side in what looks like a boxing ring, with the songs title right behind them.
Meanwhile, clips that were believed to be leaked song snippets started floating around on X. In one snippet, Latto kicks things off with her signature flow before Ice Spice slides in with her verse.
Apple Music confirmed that the leaked audio was from the official track as the snippets blew up online. The streaming platform first had a 30-second preview of the track on Wednesday night, and it’s now expected to drop on August 5.
Whatever the case, people wasted no time reacting to reports of the rap girls collab, taking to X to sound off with their reactions. Heres what some of them wrote
@wrestlegirl215 wrote, Im glad they were able to squash all that and make some money and music.
@lawyeryoutrust wrote, Dont nobody use that word no more. They 3 years too late.
@iconvenom_ wrote, Whaaaaat?! Glad to see theyve moved past their differences
@kaifrm302_ wrote, the song sounded awful but at least they aint beefing now i guess cause it kinda seemed forced anyway
@urfavbelbbyy wrote, the timeline has no idea whats coming. fridays about to shake things up! crazy to think two years ago this wasnt even on the radar.
@thebosstweet wrote, Every time some female rapper links up …one gets mad
@dontae_spears wrote, I bet I could guess the flow cadence and content just off this pic. just make sure they drop the video at the same time.
@n0tfr0mdisw0rld wrote, Latto & Ice Spice onna song tg? never seen this coming
Now, lets talk about the elephant in the room their rumored beef. Last year, the internet was in a frenzy when fans thought Ice Spice and Latto were throwing shade at each other. It all started when folks allegedly noticed similarities in Lattos style after Ices rise to fame. Then, when Ice dropped ThinkUTheShhh with the line, Think you the sh**? You not even the fart, fans swore it was aimed at Latto. The Big Energy rapper seemingly clapped back, posting a cake shaped like a pile of poop on X with the caption, “Think Im the sh**, b*tch????”
In a Rolling Stone interview, Ice Spice set the record straight, calling it “friendly competition.” She said:
I feel like if we ever spoke and I asked her, Whats the issue? itd be like a blank stare. Itd really be no issue whatsoever. Especially from me. I can understand a friendly competition, but I just feel like, at this point, its a joke that shes just dragged out, and its just not even funny.
Now, despite keeping things cute in the interview, Ice did point out how Latto turned a celebratory moment into shade, saying, “Youre going to post a piece of sh** cake to announce something thats good news for you? But it is kind of a compliment because youre making it about me again.”
